Fight Through

Armageddon's Song #3

by Andy Farman

Volume 3 of a 5 Volume The world is at war, from the steamy jungles of South America to the high ice of mountain glaciers. This is the third book in a five part tale of people under arms, on both sides of a story that goes even further than Tom Clancy's classic, a truly global world war. NATO won the Battle of the Atlantic at terrible cost, and not only in men, women and material but to the planet also. In Europe the NATO army is close to exhaustion, grimly holding its ground along the Elbe and Saale rivers, buying time for the US and Canadian 4 Corps to arrive, but their grit and determination are frustrating an enemy becoming ever more desperate and a finger hovers over a button marked 'Nuclear Release'. In Russia, Svetlana has dangled herself as bait for an ex-lover and narrowly avoided becoming victim of their vengence in order to learn the Premiers location, but the Security Forces are closing in and the 'Ex' is not done with her yet. In Asia the Green Berets, SAS Mountain Troop and the Royal Marines Mountain & Arctic Warfare Cadre are battling the weather, the mountains and the enemy in order to reach the Chinese ICBM silos and space centre. In Australia, unlikely allies join to confront a million man invading army, whilst in the Pacific the US Navy and HMS Hood need to find and destroy China's ballistic missile submarine 'Xia'. And what also of General Henry Shaw, United States Marine Corps? The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs believes that underhanded dealings and dirty tricks should be used on the enemy, not your own people. ---- “Aircraft action, forward!” a lookout screamed. The second aircraft also came in from the direction of the ocean, but a scant hundred feet above the trees, its wings tilting as it followed the lie of the river, the bomb bay doors gaping open. The sound of the Rolls Royce engines passing above them and the roar of Bao’s and Dai’s 23mm automatic cannon’s made Li flinch but his eyes did not leave the two falling objects, blunt nosed depth charges, not tumbling but semi stabilised, oscillating at the finned tails as they fell at an angle towards their target. Tracer chased the Atlantique, spent 23mm shell cases rattled and rang against the metal deck. _ _ _ “What, may I ask, does General Allain intend to do about that?” The President followed on before Henry could answer. “There is just a cobbled together, infantry heavy division sat in the way of god knows how many tanks so does he honestly believe that will hold them until our new Corps arrives on the scene?” with that he sat upright and raised a coffee mug to his lips while he waited for the answer. Henry responded with four words. With a snort that sent coffee splashing across the papers in front of him, the President choked in mid swallow. “What?” “He’s going to attack.” Henry repeated.

Genres: War

540 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 5, 2013

About the author

Andy Farman has so far published seven books, two of which were #1 best sellers on UK and Australian Amazon Kindle.
He was born in Cheshire, England in 1956 into a close family of servicemen and servicewomen who at that time were serving or who had served in the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and British Army.

He joined the British Army as an Infantry Junior Leader in 1972 at the tender age of 15, serving in the Coldstream Guards on ceremonial duties at the Royal Palaces, flying the flag in Africa, and on operations in both Ulster and on the UK mainland.

In 1981 Andy swapped his green suit for a blue one with the Metropolitan Police.
With volunteer reservist service in both the Wessex Regiment and Royal Military Police he spent twenty four years in front line policing, both in uniform and plain clothes. The final six years as a police officer were served in a London inner city borough and wearing two hats, those of an operation planner, and liaison officer with the television and film industry.

His first literary work to be published was that of a poem about life as a soldier in Ulster, sold with all rights to a now defunct writers monthly in Dublin for the princely sum of £11 (less the price of the stamp on the envelope that the cheque arrived in.)

The 'Armageddon's Song' series began as a mental exercise to pass the mornings whilst engaged on a surveillance operation on a drug dealer who never got out of bed until the mid afternoon.

'Of Demons and Blue Moons' is a new genre for him, Swords & Sorcery with an adult flavour, but the military series continues with the first prequel, 'Shaw-Lt: USMC' set in Vietnam.

On retirement he emigrated with his wife to the Philippines where he dives for relaxation and is a member of the famous Asian running club 'The IGAT Runners'.

Reviews

[Brendan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sorry, my previous review was meant to be five stars not three, a problem with my IPad.